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Item Art making practices for groups of individuals with Alzheimer's disease(2016-05) Coonrod, Ellen Claire-Murray; Adejumo, Christopher O., 1959-; Bolin, Paul EThrough the method of action research, this study reflects upon the individual practice of an art educator in facilitating visual art making experiences for a group of adults with dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease. The study’s qualitative data consists of interviews with class facilitators, photos of the class environment and resulting artwork, and written observations, which were analyzed for emergent themes supporting the participants’ cognitive and social engagement. In adopting Kitwood and Bredin’s (1992) approach of person-centered care, the study connected their twelve indicators of relative well-being to observations of engagement in the class. The discovered themes include personal objects and stories, collaboration, mood, repetition, stimulating materials, multiple steps, individualized assistance, minimized distractions, and limited options. These described attributes could provide a resource for those designing and facilitating similar experiences for adults with Alzheimer’s disease.Item Breaking the silence : empowering adolescent girls through art(2016-12) Link, Bethany L.; Adejumo, Christopher O., 1959-This action research study investigates “loss of voice” in adolescent girls and explores the ways art educators can promote assertiveness and self-confidence in middle school girls. This study examines literature on adolescent girls’ psychology, the power of art-making, decentralized structure, and feminist pedagogy. Grounded in this literature the author creates a 12-week art club for 7th and 8th grade girls. This club was designed to promote assertiveness and self-confidence by letting the girls lead in a decentralized learning environment. The daily process of the club is chronicled and recommendations are made for art teachers looking to support girls as they transition through adolescence. Data was collected with surveys, interviews, field notes, and observations. After the club concluded, findings revealed that the girls involved in the study grew in their ability to assert their opinions, take risks, and have confidence in themselves.Item Examining populations in community art programs : a multiple-case study(2007-05) Boyd, Joni Etta, 1982-; Adejumo, Christopher O., 1959-The purpose of this qualitative research aims to investigate whether “at risk” youth and “mainstream” youth share commonalities in aspects of art making, art knowledge, societal concerns and personal interests. To gather this information, I observed and interviewed four students that participated in two different community art programs. The data gathered over three months of observations has been described and analyzed. Additionally, this study aims to find whether or not the shared traits of two populations can serve as evidence that multicultural and social reconstructionist education should be implemented within a community art program that accommodates both populations simultaneously?